The dramatic surge in funding for immigration enforcement agencies puts spending at a level that rivals foreign military forces, creating a benchmark critics fear will serve as the norm

Under President Trump’s intensified immigration enforcement, nearly half of ICE arrests nationwide in June 2025 involved individuals with no criminal convictions—up from 23% in May.

Immigrants are finding it increasingly hard to find legal representation as the Trump administration ramps up deportation proceedings. The big picture: An expected surge in new federal funding could supercharge both arrests and deportations at a time when immigration attorneys are already struggling to keep up with their day-to-day casework.

As the number of immigration arrests in the L.A. region quadrupled from April to June, seven out of 10 immigrants arrested in June had no criminal conviction.

ICE last month arrested the most people in at least five years, but the number of deportations paled in comparison.

Data released by the Department of Homeland Security shows that the Trump administration has surged the number of ICE detainers in New York City compared to former President Joe Biden.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of people without criminal charges or convictions have jumped in D.C., Virginia and Maryland, newly obtained data shows. Why it matters: The numbers illustrate a major shift that occurred soon after the Trump administration tripled ICE's daily arrest quota.

A Tribune analysis reveals a sharp overall increase in the number of people booked into detention processing centers in the Chicago area in the 150 days since President Trump was sworn into

The Trump administration's sweeping immigration raids in Southern California faced a legal roadblock on Friday, as the White House looks to ramp up similar operations across the country using a surge of resources recently approved by Congress.

President Donald Trump says tougher immigration policies are necessary to protect the United States from an 'invasion' of migrants.